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Title:
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/067184
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
When a developer supply unit (18) is attached to a predetermined place of a device body (1), a sensor (32) installed in the device takes out information managed by a managing section (31) of the unit (18). A determining section (35) of a control unit (33) judges a characteristic of the developer supply unit (18) and determines the operating environment of the units and the operating environment of the place where the device is installed according to the result of the judgment.

Inventors:
KIDA HIROSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/001876
Publication Date:
September 13, 2001
Filing Date:
March 09, 2001
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Assignee:
SHARP KK (JP)
KIDA HIROSHI (JP)
International Classes:
G03G15/08; G03G21/18; G03G21/00; (IPC1-7): G03G15/00; G03G21/00; G03G21/18
Foreign References:
JP2000235318A2000-08-29
JP2000235286A2000-08-29
JPH0764438A1995-03-10
JPH11327368A1999-11-26
JPH10282741A1998-10-23
JPH01150170A1989-06-13
Other References:
See also references of EP 1184734A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fujimoto, Eisuke c/o Fujimoto Patent & Law Office (Room 317 Sanno Grand Building 3F 14-2 Nagata-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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